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New York Post
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kristine W feared for life on turbulent Delta Air Lines flight
EDM star Kristine W feared for her life when violent turbulence rocked her Amsterdam-bound Delta Air Lines flight Wednesday, sending 25 passengers to hospital. Now, the 'The Boss' songstress believes she has a concussion after she was sent flying into the overhead compartment aboard the rattling Airbus A330-900, a model of aircraft her lawyers allege has a history of malfunctions and shouldn't have been cleared to fly. 'It was absolutely horrifying … I've been performing for 40 years and I've been on airplanes all over the world, and I've never experienced anything like that. I thought, 'We were not going to make it on this one,'' the singer, whose real name is Kristine Elizabeth Weitz, told The Post in an exclusive interview. 5 Singer Kristine W suffered injuries aboard the turbulent Delta Air Lines flight that made an emergency landing this week. Getty Images for iHeartRadio 'I'm a leukemia survivor, and the last time I felt that kind of terror and hopelessness was when I was diagnosed with leukemia 25 years ago.' Weitz was aboard the fated plane out of Salt Lake City to perform at a festival in Amsterdam — posting a joyful picture of herself and her daughter at the gate shortly before takeoff. They were just about an hour into the flight when the attendants were serving drinks and the plane, which can seat more than 250 people, began rattling violently. Passengers were thrown around with food carts and other belongings flying through the cabin. The turbulence came out of nowhere, so the seatbelt light was still off, Weitz recalled. 5 Weitz and her daughter seen smiling at the gate before the flight. Kristine W /Instagram The 17-time Billboard chart topper was wearing the restraint loosely anyway, but it wasn't enough to hold her down or keep her from smashing into the plastic overhang of her window seat. 'I had broken the plastic up in the roof above my head,' said Weitz, adding that the force was so great that she also has bruises on her hips from her seatbelt. Her daughter, Elizabeth, who was sitting elsewhere in the plane, remained in her seat, but suffered whiplash and back pain. One of the flight attendant carts tipped over her during the turbulence and covered her in food and liquids, she said. 5 Weitz suffered bruising from her seatbelt, seen her over an existing surgery scar. Courtesy of Evan Oshan The pair watched other passengers suffer more violent injuries, including one man who was fully lifted out of his seat. The aircraft made an emergency landing Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where 25 people were carted away to hospitals. Weitz claims she was not seen by emergency services because the responders only paid attention to those who were 'bleeding.' 'They didn't seem ready to handle an incident like that at all. That was the most terrifying part, was watching the disarray,' the singer said. 'We're told they're trained to know what to do with emergencies like this and, wow … that was not the case.' 5 The ceiling sustained damage after some passengers were thrown into the air. Courtesy of Evan Oshan The dance music superstar fears that the incident will have lasting effects both physically and mentally — she's awaiting doctors to confirm her fears that she suffered a concussion, but is more concerned that her anxiety will prevent her from boarding planes in the future. Weitz is currently in Amsterdam for a festival, but says she only made it overseas because of contract obligations: 'I'm not sure, cognitively, if I can remember my lyrics.' Now, her legal team is calling for Delta to ground all Airbus A330-900 aircraft so a federal probe can investigate a string of malfunctions associated with the fleet. 'We believe this was a predictable and preventable occurrence,' said Evan Oshan of Oshan and Associates, who is working with Daily Jones Law Group as co-counsel. 5 Carts carrying food and drink spilled across the cabin, including some items that drenched Weitz's daughter. Facebook / Ricardo Hoogesteger Lawyers filed a formal complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration Friday, alleging that the fleet has a history of critical flight system malfunctions, a pattern of emergency landings and go-arounds, and more. 'They have to find out what was wrong with that plane and what happened, because no one should experience anything like this,' said Weitz. The National Transportation Safety Board said its investigation was too preliminary to determine whether the aircraft had pre-existing defects. Delta Air Lines would not provide new information, and the FAA did not respond to request for comment.
Gizmodo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
The ‘Murderbot' Finale Was Note-Perfect
Murderbot wrapped up its season today, bringing the Apple TV+ adaptation of Martha Wells' first Murderbot Diaries story, All Systems Red, to a close. If you've read the 2017 novella, you know the show stayed true to Wells' ending—perfectly setting up that just-announced season two, something creators Chris and Paul Weitz told io9 they've had in mind all 10, 'The Perimeter,' is unlike earlier episodes in that it doesn't immediately pick up right where we left off. A little bit of time has passed. The team from Preservation Alliance has returned to the Corporation Rim, having barely survived their adventure, and it's all thanks to SecUnit, aka Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård). As a result, they've grown quite attached to it. Considering when we last saw Murderbot, it was having a 'catastrophic failure' after all those heroics, it's a relief when we see it being resurrected by a couple of sarcastic maintenance techs. While PresAux, led by a determined Dr. Mensah (Noma Dumezwani), presses the Company for their SecUnit's whereabouts, it's revealed to us that at that very moment it's having its memory wiped and system updated. A factory reset means it's duty-bound to take orders from humans again, but even worse, it doesn't remember any of the people who are so desperate to reconnect with it. The Company might not think of it as a person, but PresAux has long since realized Murderbot's value beyond simply being a piece of equipment. After some finagling, including the threat of a lawsuit over that whole 'you sent another team to the same planet as us, and they tried to massacre everyone' situation that unfolded across the season, the Company agrees to sell SecUnit to PresAux. The good guys snag their metal-and-organic buddy from being acid-vatted at the very last moment, and a happy reunion ensues. There's just one big problem: Murderbot has no idea who they are. A solution comes from the most unlikely of places, or it would have been unlikely at the start of the season. PresAux team member Dr. Gurathin (David Dastmalchian) was initially very suspicious of Murderbot, but we learned along the way that he has good reason to distrust anything originating from the Company. Before he met Dr. Mensah, he was a corporate spy kept loyal by a drug addiction his former employers created and maintained. It took almost all 10 episodes, but seeing Murderbot in action, especially the part where it sacrificed itself to protect Mensah, convinced Gurathin that SecUnit is indeed 'a person.' And he's uniquely qualified to return the favor: as an augmented human, he can self-download the memories the Company removed from Murderbot's artificial brain. He's able to access them by calling in a favor from a Company doctor who feels guilt over his role in facilitating Gurathin's drug abuse. (Guarathin is also clever enough to root out the encrypted data by searching The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon, since he knows thousands of episodes of Murderbot's favorite sci-fi soap opera would be part of the data purge). But even with its memories restored, Murderbot has changed. This could be due to some pieces of code going missing as part of the process, as Gurathin warned might happen. But there's a greater sense that the robot has somehow evolved as a result of its experiences. 'I don't understand what's happening,' it tells Mensah and the rest of the team, with a vacant, almost frightened look on its face. PresAux has bought out its contract, but they don't want it to resume its old role. As we've seen quite clearly when the Company tried to deploy it as riot control, it's no longer comfortable in its old role, which was more or less blasting organic targets on command. At home on Preservation Alliance, Mensah says with a hopeful smile, she'll be its guardian, but it won't have to serve anyone. It won't need its armor or guns. It'll be a free agent, literally free to 'do anything you want to do.' It's no longer SecUnit. It's just… Unit. Murderbot takes this in. Freedom is the ideal outcome, of course, but this isn't the kind of freedom it seeks. Gurathin catches it as it's slipping away, and though he'd be happy for Murderbot to come back to Preservation Alliance with him—the people there are weird, he admits, but they're also the best people he's ever known—he understands when Murderbot rattles off an oft-repeated phrase: 'I need to check the perimeter.' Though he'd griped at all the perimeter checks when they were on that far-flung planet together, Gurathin gets it now. 'The perimeter' is what lies beyond the PresAux embrace, which is kind but also a bit suffocating. Murderbot's future choices need to be the first ones it has ever made truly for itself. While snagging a ride on a transport to a distant mining facility—a bargain helped along by promising to share its library of 'premium quality entertainment' with the bot running the ship—Murderbot steals an unattended bag and disguises itself as just another augmented human. 'I don't know what I want. But I know I don't want anyone to tell me what I want or to make decisions for me… even if they are my favorite human,' it informs us in voice-over. We see a quick glimpse of Mensah realizing what has happened and reacting in a very Mensah way, by nodding understandingly through her tears. As Murderbot heads to adventures unknown, we see a tiny smile emerge: 'Murderbot—end message.' As book fans know, the second entry in Wells' series, Artificial Condition, digs into a disturbing flashback Murderbot can't shake, even with the multiple memory wipes it's had by now: the fact that it murdered its entire human team on its mission prior to joining PresAux. (Hence that self-given nickname.) It's the single biggest story thread left dangling from Murderbot season one (why did Murderbot snap, exactly? And why did the Company keep it in service after?) and it makes for a very juicy launching pad into season two. Plus, there are thousands and thousands more Sanctuary Moon plots left to explore! Stars, Captain! You can watch all of Murderbot season one on Apple TV+. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Has Murderbot Season 2 Been Canceled or Renewed?
Curious to find out if Murderbot Season 2 has been renewed or canceled? This sci-fi animated series is on Apple TV+. It chronicles the escapades of a witty, self-aware security cyborg as it navigates life and autonomy. The series has quickly garnered a dedicated fan following. With its unique mix of humor, action, and emotional resonance, Murderbot has enchanted viewers and generated a lot of excitement online. However, its future is still up in the air. Many fans finish binge-watching the first season and wonder if more episodes are coming soon. As of now, the showrunners have neither canceled nor renewed Murderbot Season 2, but they are discussing its possibilities. According to the latest information, Apple TV+ has not yet made any announcement regarding the approval of Murderbot Season 2. However, there remains a chance for its return for a second season, given that the sci-fi series has received favorable reviews since it first premiered. In the meantime, viewers will need to be patient and keep an eye out. In an interview with NPN, the Weitz brothers shared their thoughts on its future. They didn't say it outright, but Paul hinted that there could be a Season 2 in the works, which would require some more time. Before a renewal takes place, they would like to have a conversation with Martha Wells. She is the author of the Murderbot Diaries. 'We don't want to jinx it. We're a long distance between getting to do this and then getting to do another season even. We would talk with Martha Wells, we might end up using shuffling the deck a little bit, using some stuff from, say, the 3rd or 4th book with stuff from the second book, but we don't know yet.' The story of Murderbot unfolds in a high-tech future. A rogue security robot secretly gains free will, hacks its programming, and names itself 'Murderbot.' Despite his craving for solitude, he spends most of his time binge-watching soap operas. The cyborg eventually finds himself in the role of protector of a group of idealistic scientists on dangerous missions across the planet. The series cast features Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, Tattiawna Jones, Tamara Podemski, Sabrina Wu, and others. Watch all the episodes of Murderbot streaming now on Apple TV+.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Brett Weitz Exits As Head Of Content, Talent & Brand Sales For X
EXCLUSIVE: Brett Weitz has departed X where he served as Global Head of Content, Talent and Brand Sales since September 2023. The former General Manager Of TNT, TBS & truTV was a driving force behind X's Originals group. Amid ongoing turbulence and controversies surrounding the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, Weitz and his team developed and launched 15 original series, with a focus on sports and lifestyle. They include All In: Boston Celtics, which followed the Boston super squad through their championship journey, and The Off Season, a documentary-style series showcasing the off-season training of 11 NWSL players. More from Deadline Elon Musk Says His AI Firm Has Acquired X In All-Stock Deal Valuing Social Media Platform At $33 Billion Elon Musk Says X Is Under "Massive" Cyberattack As Platform Suffers Multiple Outages Stephen King Praises Maine Gov. Janet Mills For "Standing Up To The Bully" Trump Over Trans Rights Weitz also led X into the video podcast space with Khloé Kardashian's Khloé in Wonderland and other projects in the pipeline. Additionally, he worked closely with major leagues, studios, and production companies on brand engagement with an emphasis on real-time, reactive partnerships. It is unclear yet what Weitz will do next; he may stay in the area of connecting creators to consumers. As for his role at X, it likely won't be filled, with his responsibilities divided up, I hear. Before joining X, Weitz, a respected veteran TV executive, spent 14 years at Turner, rising to General Manager Of TNT, TBS, & truTV. Best of Deadline Streamer Subscription Prices And Tiers – Everything To Know As Prices Increase And Ads Abound 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Stefan Weitz, experienced healthcare investor and entrepreneur, joins HDAI board of directors
BOSTON, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI), a HealthTech company focused on addressing the US's looming healthcare crisis with actionable, responsible AI tools, announced the appointment of Stefan Weitz to the company's board of directors. Stefan Weitz, currently CEO and co-founder of HumanX and a veteran of Microsoft with 18 years of experience, has led billion-user technologies, including while also pioneering strategic initiatives in online platforms and cybersecurity. He brings to HDAI a deep understanding of technology trends and a talent for transforming concepts into thriving ventures. "Stefan's creative energy and deep experience building successful technology and event companies is a great add to our board," explains Nassib Chamoun, Founder and CEO of HDAI. "I am thrilled to have him at the table as we enter a major growth period for the company." HDAI has built the first-in-class Intelligent Health Management System, HealthVision™, an integrated enterprise AI and analytics solution that enables better care for patients, reduced clinician burden, and improved system economics. HealthVision is a suite of products that AI-enable existing workflows for inpatient and outpatient care optimization and revenue-cycle enhancement. HDAI leverages its predictive models to find the right patients and enroll them in the right workflows and delivers risk profiles and chart summaries to reduce the EHR burden for clinicians. "I am unbelievably excited to join the board of HDAI – I believe they are the only one that can solve the multifactor healthcare crisis in the US. From provider burnout to health system reimbursements, patient care quality to radically improved outcomes – HDAI's vision, their unparalleled access to data, their years of quiet but incredibly complex systems work will positively impact the entire health ecosystem from hospitals to value-based care organizations and payers," notes Weitz. "Healthcare, and AI specifically, is finally at that point where the right solution, applied to the right problem can bend the curve on out-of-control healthcare expenditures and preventable bad outcomes. I don't think I've ever been so bullish on a product in my 25 years of building – I am so happy to be a small part of the solution." At Microsoft, Mr. Weitz built technologies used by 1B people across the planet and then successfully sold the second largest independent eCommerce company in North America. He is also a best-selling author on technology as magic, a multi-patent holder and a successful angel investor. He serves on several corporate and non-profit boards and is active in Endeavor Global, a non-profit dedicated to incubating high-impact startups in developing markets. About Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) HDAI, a HealthTech company, has created the first Intelligent Health Management System, HealthVision™ to improve the health of individuals and populations. Powered by a unique combination of predictive analytics and generative AI, HealthVision allows clinicians to work smarter, not harder, making it possible to efficiently deliver proactive, precise, and patient-centered care. For more information, please visit: and on LinkedIn at Company contact: Carola Endicott, 617-314-6135 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Health Data Analytics Institute Sign in to access your portfolio
